837 pages ; 24 cm

United Bible Societies language: English

The current state of lucan studies -- The purpose of Luke-Acts -- Luke-Acts and the kerygma -- The historical value of the lucan writings -- Lucan salvation-history and eschatology -- Theology of the cross vs. theology of glory -- Early catholicism in Luke-acts -- Luke and Paul -- Luke, his date and his readers -- The identity of Luke -- Luke's ethnic background -- Luke as a companion of Paul -- Luke the physician -- The date and place of the composition of the lucan gospel -- Luke's intended readers -- The composition of the lucan gospel -- The sources of the lucan gospel -- Luke's dependence on mark -- Lucan transpositions of marcan material -- Agreements of Matthew and Luke against mark in the triple tradition -- Luke's supposed dependence on Matthew -- Luke's dependence on "Q" -- Lucan doublets -- Luke's dependence on special sources -- Luke and the gospel according to Thomas -- Luke and john -- The proto-Luke hypothesis -- The literary composition of the lucan gospel -- Lucan language and style -- Luke's treatment of marcan material -- Luke's stylistic range -- Luke's characteristic vocabulary and its sources -- Septuagintisms in lucan greek -- Supposed aramaisms, hebraisms, and semitisms -- the text of the lucan gospel -- The outline of the lucan gospel -- The general outline -- The detailed outline -- A sketch of lucan theology -- The lucan kerygma -- Kerygma as the act of proclamation -- kerygma as what is proclaimed -- The structure of the lucan gospel -- The lucan geographical perspective -- The lucan historical perspective -- Luke's concern to situate the Christ-event in time -- Salvation history -- Lucan Christology -- Christology -- Christological titles -- Soteriology -- The spirit -- Eschatology -- Discipleship -- The response to the Christian kerygma -- The demands of Christian life -- Christian life together -- Select bibliography -- Commentaries: Modern -- Commentaries: Patristic, Medieval, Renaissance, Reformation -- Monographs of a general nature -- General works frequently quoted -- Bibliographies on the lucan gospel -- A reliable account addressed to Theophilus -- Events before the birth of John the baptist and of Jesus -- The birth of John is announced -- The birth of Jesus is announced -- Mary visits Elizabeth -- The birth and the infancy of john and Jesus -- The birth of John -- The circumcision and manifestation of john -- The birth of Jesus -- The circumcision and manifestation of Jesus -- The finding in the temple -- John the baptist -- John's preaching -- The imprisonment of John -- The baptism of Jesus -- The genealogy of Jesus -- The temptation in the desert -- The Galilean ministry of Jesus -- The beginning of the ministry in Nazareth and Capernaum -- Summary: beginning of the ministry -- Jesus' visit to Nazareth -- Teaching and cure in the capernaum synagogue -- Simon's mother-in-law -- Evening cures -- Departure from capernaum -- The role of Simon the fisherman; the catch of fish -- The cleansing of a leper -- The first controversies with the pharisees -- The cure of a paralyzed man -- The call of Levi; the banquet -- The debate about fasting; parables -- Debates about the Sabbath -- The preaching of Jesus -- The choosing of the twelve -- Crowds following Jesus -- The sermon on the plain -- The reception accorded to Jesus' ministry -- The cure of the centurion's servant -- Nain: raising of the widow's son -- John the baptist's question; Jesus' answer -- Jesus' testimony to john -- Jesus' judgment of his own generation -- The pardon of the sinful woman -- Galilean women followers of Jesus -- The preached and accepted word of god -- The parable of the sowed seed -- Why Jesus spoke in parables -- The explanation of the parable -- The parable of the lamp -- Jesus' mother and brothers are the real hearers -- The progressive revelation of Jesus' power -- The calming of the storm -- The Gerasene demoniac -- The cure of the woman with a hemorrhage -- The raising of Jairus' daughter -- The mission of the twelve -- Herod's reaction to Jesus' reputation -- The return of the apostles; the feeding of the five thousand -- Peter's confession -- The first announcement of the passion -- The following of Jesus -- The transfiguration -- Further miracles and sayings of Jesus -- The cure of the epileptic boy -- The second announcement of the passion -- The rivalry of the disciples -- The exorcist who was an outsider -- The journey to Jerusalem -- The lucan travel account -- From the first to the second mention of Jerusalem as destination -- Departure fro Jerusalem and a Samaritan reception -- Three would-be followers of Jesus

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